Busy Bee Crafting: Butterick Jacket B5147 - Part 5

Elements of Tailoring & Guess What it FITS!

Today I made most of my alterations.

1. After ripping apart the jacket at the back and shoulders i pressed the back and flatten the seams and ripped out the stitching. Next i pinned the center back seam so that it was even and then laid the old piece on top. I then removed 6" in from the back yep you read it right 6". Do you see the strip there on the right...That is the piece i cut off. I learned a lesson here. I have sewn the dress of B5147 the dress fits just a tad big in the hips (an adjustment to make later) i should have known that this jacket pattern was true to size. Keep in mind i have lost 62 pounds and was familar with sewing the larger sizes and making enormous adjustments. i am still working on sewing smaller sizes.

2 I added Hair Canvas interfacing to the hem on the sleeves & back.

3. added a back stay of a remnant piece of muslin

4. Added a Vent to the Center Back seam

After these changes I stitched it together at the side seams. Next i decided to add canvas to the hem of the sleeves and to then sew them in flat. I hate setting-in sleeves!!! Next i stitched the side-seam and sleeve seam as one. Tried it on and WOW! what a difference this jacket actually fits!. I pinned the lining back to the collar and will sew that tomorrow. I am undecided about lining the sleeves. the jacket fits so well i am just not sure if that is what i want to do. Becuase the facing is already interfaced and i have ZERO extra fabric i have decided to just interface with canvas where the buttons & button holes will be. If you look at the photos below you will see a sample of the buttons i will use. Now that i am seeing the button on the jacket i am not sure it's fancy enough for this silver fabric.

Well that's it for tonight i will do the next set of sewing tomorrow.